Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-05
PHILL1PsBURG, KANSAS SATURDAY. MARCH 5, 1887

IutiOns, presented the report of that COM
miltee. The main features Of the platform
the reading of which vas VociferOusly 8p-
plauded, are as follows:
First-Land-EVery human being pos
sesses a natural inalienable right to sufficient
land for self support and We desire to secure
to every industrious citizen a home as the
highest result Of free institutions. To this
end We demand a graduated land tax on all
large estates, especially those held Tor spec
ulatiVe purposes; the reclamation of ali IN
earned land grants; the immediate opening
OF Oklahoma to homestead settlement OF
the various tribes upon lands in severaltty;
also to prevent corporations from acquiring
real estate beyond the requirements of their
business and alien ownership of land.
Second Eanspo means OF
communication and transportation should
be owned and controlled by the people, as s
the United States postal system, and equit-
able rates everywhere established.
IhIrd-Money--E establishment OF a
national monetary system IN the interest Of
the producer instead of the Spectator and
usurper. Postal savings banks should be
established. We have free coinage of gold;
We should have free coinage of silver. We
demand the prompt payment of the naJlOna
debt, and condemn the further issue OF IN
terest bearing bonds, either by the national
government, states, territories. counties or
municipalities.
th-Labor-Arbitratio should take
the place OF strikes and other injurious
ting of convict labor to contractors be pro 2
hi 1ited; the contract system to be abolished
IN public works; the hours OF labor IN Indus
trial establishment be reduced cOmmensur-
ate with the increase of productions IN labor
saving machinery; employees be protected
from bodily injury; equal pay be gwen for
equal Work for both sexes, and labor and
agricultural cooperative associations be
fostered and incorporated by Law.
Fifth-SOldIers and sailGrs-In appFscia-
ton OF the services Of the soldiers and sail
Ors we demand for them Justice before
charity.
Sixth-Income taxa graduated income
tax Is a most equitable system of taxation.
Seventh-Ehe United States senate-Ihe
capture OF the United States senate by mil
HOn9ires and tools of corporations who have
the very existence of the republic. We de-
mAnd a constitutional amendment making
United States senators elective by direct
vote of the people.
Eighth-Uhinese-S state and national
laws shoul1 be passed as shall effectually
exclude from America the Monaghan slave
and Asiatic competition.
NInth-AEmed men-The employment of
bodies of armed men by private col pOratiOns
should be prohibited.
Il nth-Equality-Ihe right to vote is in
herent to c1tlzenshlps irrespective of sex
acknowledgements.
The convention proceeded to consider the
platform by sections. Mrs. Severance
offered q substitute for the suffrage amend
ment declaring ''the right to vote is inherent
IN citizenship irrespective of SEX" The
substitute was adopted by thrse-foUrths
vote. The preamble, after having been
changed so as to make the name Of theparty
Union labor" was adopted, and the con-
ventiOn adjourned.